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Pseudatelus

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Pseudatelus
Pseudatelus adult
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Pentatomidae
Subfamily: Pentatominae
Tribe: Halyini
Genus: Pseudatelus
Linnavuori [fi], 1982
Type species
Pentatoma spinulosa
Palisot de Beauvois, 1807

Pseudatelus is a genus of shield bugs of the family Pentatomidae. Currently placed in the tribe Halyini,[1] McPherson's overview of the Pentatomoidea suggested it may be better placed into the Memmiini.[2]

Description

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Pseudatelus bugs range from 14 to 20 millimetres (0.55 to 0.79 in) depending on the species. The bugs have a typical shield shape body. They are usually from brown to dark brown in colour, with triangular-shaped scutellum.

On female Pseudatelus bugs, the abdominal venter is almost entirely covered by a large, hair-covered opaque area. The long hairs on these areas may accumulate a waxy secretion.[2]

Species

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Pseudatelus nymph

The genus contains the following species:

  • Pseudatelus latus
  • Pseudatelus limatus
  • Pseudatelus obscurus
  • Pseudatelus spinulosus (Palisot de Beauvois, 1807)
  • Pseudatelus sticticus

References

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  1. ^ Zicha, Ondrej. "Pseudatelus Linnavuori, 1982". BioLib: Biological library. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b McPherson, J. E. (17 January 2018). Invasive Stink Bugs and Related Species (Pentatomoidea): Biology, Higher Systematics, Semiochemistry, and Management. CRC Press. ISBN 9781315354040.